THOUSAND OAKS >> The Rams have cut their active roster down to 53 names. Just don’t expect that list to stay the same a week from now.

“If you’re going to assume this is the group we’re going to San Francisco with, it would be incorrect,” head coach Jeff Fisher said Sunday.

This served in part as an explanation for some of the more eyebrow-raising roster moves of the weekend: retaining seven receivers but just three safeties, and parting ways with veteran linebacker Akeem Ayers. Fisher declined to comment in depth about any of the transactions, saying that the Rams’ roster remains in flux as their season opener against the 49ers looms next Monday.

Terminating Ayers’ contract was the most surprising move the Rams made before Saturday’s roster deadline, given that the sixth-year player was projected to reprise his starting role at strong-side linebacker. But Fisher suggested that Ayers — a UCLA product who was selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft — could find his way back into the Rams’ locker room.

“Some of the decisions that you make are not permanent,” Fisher said. “That’s all I can say. Akeem has played well for us. We’ve enjoyed having him. We’re kind of hopeful that this is not the end between us and Akeem. I’ll just say that.”

In 2015, Ayers signed a two-year contract with the Rams, who save just over $3 million by cutting him. If the team doesn’t re-sign the 27-year-old to a restructured deal, the competition for the vacant linebacker spot could come down to rookies Josh Forrest, Cory Littleton and Nicholas Grigsby.

“They’ve got a ways to go,” Fisher said of the trio. “We’re young at the position, but we like where the future right now is with that group.”

But even current players shouldn’t necessarily feel safe. It is difficult to imagine, for instance, that the Rams will continue to carry seven receivers once the position group is fully healthy. No. 3 target Pharoh Cooper will miss at least the season opener with a shoulder injury, while undrafted rookie Nelson Spruce — who played at nearby Westlake High — earned a roster spot despite being sidelined for the last three preseason games with a sprained knee.

The Rams have also yet to finalize their 10-man practice squad. The current list consists of offensive tackle Isaiah Battle, linebacker Brandon Chubb, defensive end Morgan Fox, running back Aaron Green, defensive back Michael Jordan, running back Terrence Magee, and receiver Paul McRoberts.

Waiting on Mason

Running back Tre Mason has not been in contact with the team since the end of last season, but remains on the team’s reserve/did not report list.

A third-round draft pick in 2014, Mason was arrested in March on drug and traffic charges, and has continued to have run-ins with Florida police. Dash-cam footage obtained by both TMZ and the Palm Beach Post captured Mason’s mother, Tina, saying that her son had a “10-year-old’s mindset” as a result of head injuries.

“We’ve been in communication with the family,” Fisher said Sunday. “Not Tre, but with the family. The organization’s position — including the league and the (NFL) Player’s Association — is to take care of him. Help him get the help that he needs to get through this life crisis that he’s having.”

Settling in

After holding OTAs in Oxnard and training camp at UC Irvine, the Rams have moved into their practice facility at Cal Lutheran, where they will stay for at least the next two years. Although practices have not yet begun — the team’s first walkthrough is scheduled for Monday — some players have filtered in and given positive reviews.

“In a lot of ways, there’s more space than what we had in St. Louis,” Fisher said. “There’s a newness to it. Guys are excited about the fields. It flows well.”

Still, the franchise’s latest move has not come without hiccups.

“I’m looking for my clock,” Fisher added. “There’s a few things I haven’t found yet.”

Jack Wang covers the Chargers, the latest NFL team to relocate to Los Angeles. He previously covered the Rams, and also spent four years on the UCLA beat, a strange period in which the Bruins' football program often outpaced their basketball team. He is a proud graduate of UC Berkeley, where he spent most of his time in The Daily Californian offices in Eshleman Hall — a building that did not become earthquake-safe until after his time on campus.

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